Understanding Color Codes: Jon Renau Color

As you’ve probably noticed, when it comes to color, every brand is different and no two colors will be exactly alike.

This is because each brand has an entirely different set of color codes, so the letters and color families can vary!

To better understand these color codes, we’ll start with the basics.

COLOR FAMILIES:

Becoming familiar with color family ranges can better help you understand the colors you are looking at.

With Jon Renau color, the color families work like this:

Black: 1-2
Brown: 4-12
Blonde: 14-26
Natural Red: 27-33
Vibrant Red: 130-134
Grey: 34-60 & 92
Platinum: 101-104, 613

A general rule of thumb with blacks and browns is that lower numbers will be darker, whereas higher numbers will be lighter. For example, if you are looking at the color 8 by Jon Renau, you will know that this color is a medium brown!

COLOR CODES:

So what do all those letters mean anyway? Although looking at the letters might seem confusing at first, the reasoning behind them is actually quite simple and can totally transform the way you look at color!

/: Equally blended color  

Exp: 4/33

H: Traditional Highlight. Colors blended with 20% highlight

Exp: 8H16

RH: Renau Highlight. Colors blended with 33% highlight

Exp: 8RH16

FS: Fashion Syrup collection with bold, stripey highlights. 

Exp: FS6/30/27

S: Shaded/Gradient rooting starting at the base. 

Exp: 12FS8

RN: Stands for Renau Natural which are colors that contain no textile-like dyes, making them the perfect human hair colors to be safely died. Color can be lifted or deposited 1-2 levels by a trusted salon professional.

Exp: 6RN

B: Blended. Colors are blended to mimic natural tones

Exp: 24B18

T: Tipped. Highlights that are concentrated at the tips.

Exp: 48T

BT: Blended and Tipped.

Exp: 12/30BT

F: Fashion color. Blended color that graduates to a darker, solid color at the nape.

Exp: 56F51

MB: Color is mixed and blended

Exp: 27MB

V: Violet Tone.

Exp: FS2V/31V

APPLY WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED:

Let's use the above information to breakdown the color FS17/101S18 Palm Springs Blonde

FS stands for Fashion Syrup, which means this color will have bold highlights. It is made up of the colors 17 (blonde) and 101 (platinum).

S18 tells us that the color is shaded at the root with the color 18, a blonde.

A little bit of information can go a long way when it comes to understanding color codes! Stay tuned for some of our future blogs, where we will break down the color codes of other brands!